Cassell's New Dictionary of Cookery

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Abernethy Biscuits

Rub one ounce of butter into one pound of the best flour, adding a dessert-spoonful of sugar and half an ounce of caraway seeds. Mix all together with two eggs and a little milk. Roll the batter out, knead it into small round cakes, making holes with a fork to allow the steam to escape, and bake in a moderate oven. Time to bake, fifteen minutes. Probable cost, 6d. Sufficient for eight biscuits.

ACID ICE FOR PUDDINGS, TARTS, &c.

Strain the juice of a large lemon, add to it three ounces of sifted sugar, and the whites of four eggs beaten to a firm froth. Pile this over the pudding after it is cooked, and return it to the oven for a few minutes to stiffen. Time to bake, ten minutes. Probable cost, 6d. Sufficient for a pudding for four or five persons.

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